Purple Reedgrass

Calamagrostis purpurascens R. Br. - Grass family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 32 inches

Plant Type: Graminoid

Features

Flower Color: Pink, Purple

Bloom Time: Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Larval Host (Butterfly); Wind

Larval Species depending on Purple Reedgrass: Carerocephalus palaemon, Carterocephalus palaemon mandan

Native Range

  • USA:  Alaska, California, Colorado, Idaho, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wyoming
  • CAN:  Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Newfoundland, Northwest Territorie, Nunavut, Ontario, Québec, Saskatchewan, Yukon
  • DEN:  Greenland
  • MEX:  Mexico Northeast
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N), GL (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.